Unitary brassiere and slip combination

ABSTRACT

A combined brassiere and slip, having the softness, lightness in weight and look of lingerie, in which the brassiere is formed with a front piece, which may be lined with a like piece, so cut and seam-joined at critical cut areas as to provide two fulled cups having stretch at opposed angular stretch lines, vertical stretch where it is not desired at the top of the cups, from their peaks inwardly, being resisted, whereas below the peaks of the cups and outwardly thereof, the cup fabric has stretch in the line of stretch resistance st the tops of the cups, or substantially so. This is the result of cutting the cup area of the fabric into three lower-marginal widely separated points, and moving the two outermost points into juxtaposition with the third and central point, where the points are seamed together and providing a rounded pair of fulled cups having the contradistinguished stretch lines aforesaid, then connecting a back band and skirt assembly, the latter preferably being lined as well as the brassiere element.

United States Patent [151 3,677,252 Pedley July 18, 1972 [54] UNITARYBRASSIERE AND SLIP Primary Examiner-James R. Boler COMBINATION {72]Inventor: Dianne Pedley, New York, NY.

[73] Assignee: Maidenform Inc., New York, NY.

[22] Filed: July 17, 1970 [21] Appl. No.: 55,913

[52] U.S. Cl... ....l28/454, 128/516 51 Int. Cl ..A4lc 3/08 [58] FieldoiSearch 128/5l6, 517,454

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,440,795 5/1948 Clark..l28/5l6 2,383,804 8/1945 Kaunitz.. .....128/517 3,066,675 12/1962Herman 128/454 Attomey-W. Lee Helms [57] ABSTRACT A combined brassiereand slip, having the softness, lightness in weight and look of lingerie,in which the brassiere is formed with a front piece, which may be linedwith a like piece, so cut and seam-joined at critical cut areas as toprovide two fulled cups having stretch at opposed angular stretch lines,vertical stretch where it is not desired at the top of the cups, fromtheir peaks inwardly, being resisted, whereas below the peaks of thecups and outwardly thereof, the cup fabric has stretch in the line ofstretch resistance st the tops of the cups, or substantially so. This isthe result of cutting the cup area of the fabric into threelower-marginal widely separated points, and moving the two outermostpoints into juxtaposition with the third and central point, where thepoints are seamed together and providing a rounded pair of fulled cupshaving the contradistinguished stretch lines aforesaid, then connectinga back band and skirt assembly, the latter preferably being lined aswell as the brassiere element.

1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figures Patented July 18, 1972 INVEN%Of/f 44L),

ATTORNEY.

UNITARY BRASSIERE AND SLIP COMBINATION The invention will be describedwith reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a garment embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a back perspective view of the FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a composite view, showing at the left side primary brassiereblank, below the same a like lining piece, followed by a front skirtpiece, a front skirt hem-piece and a like lining piece therefor; alsoshowing at the right side the elements for the back of the garment.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawing, it will be seen that thegarment comprises a one-piece brassiere, the ends thereof beingconnected to a back band 2, both the bra. and the back band being linedwith like pieces as to be hereinafter described. To the brassiere andback band is seamed a skirt assembly, as shown.

Referring to the left hand side of FIG. 3, it will be seen that at l isshown the primary brassiere piece which is characterized by being cut atits lower margin to form three widely separated deep points and thus acentral point 4 and two outermost points 3, each being generally wedgeshaped. The top area of the said brassiere piece 1 is centrally cut witha curved neck receiving area and with a wing extending outwardly fromeach of the points 3, the wings being curved at the top and bottommargins. Below said primary brassiere piece is shown a like lining-pieceor inner facing 1, followed by the front-half skirt member5 and theouter and inner front hem pieces 6 and 7.

At the right side of the composite FIG. 3 is shown the back elements ofthe garment, and consisting of a primary backband piece 2, a lining orinner facing therefor 2, and the rear skirt piece 8, followed by tworear hem pieces for the skirt, 6 and 7; one being a lining or innerfacing piece.

garment shown in It will be unde stood that the showing of the primarybrassiere piece, and its lining or innerfacing which may be used,isreduced in size as compared with the finished form as shown in FIGS. 1and 2 but is sufiicient to show that when either point 3 is movedinwardly to abut and be seamed to point 4, the elastic threads of thefabric running at the angle a, FIG. 1, will be swung to the angle b,FIG. 1, thus enabling stretch and expansion in a generally verticaldirection under the peak of each cup, as desired, the threads crossingthe angles a and b being generally inelastic, and in any event beingsubstantially so as compared with the elastic threads of the fabric.

It will be understood that the form of the elements shown in the drawingare subject to modification within the spirit of the invention,particularly as to the size and length of the points, and the inventioncomprises the use of the inner lining or facing, or its omission, withrespect to the brassiere, the embodiment described having the brassieremade of light, soft, fabric.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to decure byLetters Patent, Is as follows:

I. A brassiere grament comprising a fabric having normally a line ofstretch opposed to a line of resistance to said stretch, the brassierethereof being a unitary piece of said fabric having upper and lowerareas, said brassiere comprising two wing sections each formed with anupper marginal curve extending to an outwardly and downwardly directedsection with an outer angular margin, and a relatively narrow V-shapedwingconnecting section with its width throughout substantially less thanthat of either wing section and having its lower end above ends of deepwedge-shaped lower sections of said wings, said wings when connected tosaid wing connecting section providing brassiere cups each having alower area with stretch in approximately normal vertical direction whenthe brassiere is in position on 21 area and with an upper area withstretch angularly with respect to said lower area.

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1. A brassiere grament comprising a fabric having normally a line ofstretch opposed to a line of resistance to said stretch, the brassierethereof being a unitary piece of said fabric having upper and lowerareas, said brassiere comprising two wing sections each formed with anupper marginal curve extending to an outwardly and downwardly directedsection with an outer angular margin, and a relatively narrow V-shapedwing-connecting section with its width throughout substantially lessthan that of either wing section and having its lower end above ends ofdeep wedgeshaped lower sections of said wings, said wings when connectedto said wing connecting section providing brassiere cups each having alower area with stretch in approximately normal vertical direction whenthe brassiere is in position on a area and with an upper area withstretch angularly with respect to said lower area.